Bank Barn
Introduction
Text-to-speech Audio
Images
Front of the barn--a wagon could easily be driven up the ramp and inside to unload hay.
Rear of the barn--the upper level of the barn is cantilevered to create an overhang in the back. Underneath the overhang are doors leading into the lower level.
When the barn was relocated from Delaware in 1986, NGM hosted a barn raising to erect the timber frame onsite.
Next to the barn is an orchard with heirloom varieties of apple trees, as well as modern beehives.
Backstory and Context
Text-to-speech Audio
The barn at Newlin Grist Mill is of the typical "Pennsylvania Bank Barn" style. It is built into the existing hillside, with a ramp at the front leading to the main floor. This level had three bays--a central one for the storage of vehicles and farm tools, and a bay on either side for the storage of hay. A cantilevered rear bay overhangs at the back. The lower level can be accessed from the back side of the barn and has stalls for animals. While it was common for livestock--especially hogs--to be allowed to roam in the woods for much of the year, animals might be stabled in the barn for a variety of reasons. Horses would be groomed and saddled or harnessed in their stalls, cows could be milked in a dairy parlor, and sheep might be brought in when lambing.
Sources
Historic Area, Newlin Grist Mill. Accessed December 17th 2020. https://newlingristmill.org/historic-area/.
Newlin Grist Mill
Newlin Grist Mill
Newlin Grist Mill
Newlin Grist Mill